Winter Games

KRASNOYARSK – For Benjamin Szollos, the Krasnoyarsk Universiade is not just a competition, it’s also a rare opportunity for his country to be showcased on the international winter sport stage.   Israel’s flagbearer at Saturday’s opening ceremony, Szollos is the only participant from his country at the biennial event. The alpine skier is representing a nation […]

What will make a successful Winter Universiade? Top-notch stadiums… and layers and layers of snow (photo: Laykin Rudolph) KRASNOYARSK – Grab your boots, coats, bomber jackets, gloves and even your thermal underwear as this is going to be a cold one! “Welcome to Real Winter” is the slogan and main motto of the 29th Winter […]

Led by a Krasnoyarsk artist, the project combines history with the most up-to-date technologies   KRASNOYARSK – Having just opened its doors in the Universiade Village a few days ago, the museum presents a variety of exhibits, and ranges from vintage albums and art objects to the latest interactive equipment. Four months in the making, […]

The world’s premier winter multi-sport event for university athletes, hosted in the heart of Siberia, promises to be a memorable edition with reigning and future Olympic champions amongst the competitors  Preliminary play is under way in Bandy and Ice Hockey in the day before the official opening of the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade KRASNOYARSK – The […]

MADRID – The Olympic Channel presents more than 100 hours of LIVE streaming coverage of the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade, which takes place from 2 to 12 March in the heart of Siberia. Coverage from Krasnoyarsk, Russia begins on 2 March at 13:20 UTC with the Opening Ceremony and will be available worldwide at olympicchannel.com and its mobile apps.   […]

  KRASNOYARSK — Sitting just below both the snowboard and freestyle ski competition venues and the cerulean blue Siberian spring sky, the first student-athletes of the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade began checking into their accommodations and filling their plates at the dining hall at the Universiade Village.   The first athlete to check into the […]

When the German University Sports Director Thorsten Hütsch says he expects ‘three to five medals’ in Krasnoyarsk, he also mentions a few names he’s counting on. Among the 24 German athletes who will compete at the Winter Universiade 2019 are the Ice Dance duo of Katharina Müller and Tim Dieck, who finished just off the podium […]